Streptocarpus saxorum

Streptocarpus saxorum, called the false African violet, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Streptocarpus, subgenus Streptocarpella, native to Kenya and Tanzania.[3][4] It is an evergreen perennial that often bears flowers nearly year-round.[4] Its "compact" variety has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[5]

Streptocarpus saxorum
Habit
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Streptocarpus
Subgenus: S. subg. Streptocarpella
Species:
S. saxorum
Binomial name
Streptocarpus saxorum

References

  1. IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2014). "Streptocarpus saxorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T158077A759871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T158077A759871.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  2. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 154 (1894)
  3. "Streptocarpus saxorum Engl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. "Streptocarpus saxorum false African violet". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "Streptocarpus saxorum compact". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 March 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.